Well, nowadays the most famous person that I often observe, not only in TV but also in news, are the presidents of our country Iran. His name is Dr. Pesekian. He is a heart surgeon and he has been working in governments for many years. And from the death of our last president, he participated in an election and most of the people of our own country elected him to be our president. You know how this process of selection was happening two different steps. I didn’t contribute in the first election but in the second election because I didn’t want another his rival to become our president so I had to elect him. You know, I have become familiar with this man from TV and news and until summer I didn’t know anything about him but he is on TV and social media and also news in different online platforms. Due to the works he has started doing. I mean he has been working for, he began to work for governments and for people but we just wait to see the results.
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Well, nowadays the most famous person that I often observe, not only on TV but also in the news, is the president of our country, Iran. His name is Dr. Pesekian. He is a heart surgeon and has been working in government for many years. After the death of our last president, he participated in an election, and most of the people in our country elected him to be our president. You know how this selection process happened in two different steps. I didn't participate in the first election, but in the second election, because I didn't want his rival to become our president, I had to elect him. I have become familiar with this man through TV and news, and until summer, I didn't know anything about him. However, he is on TV, social media, and various online news platforms due to the work he has started doing. I mean, he began to work for the government and for the people, but we just wait to see the results.
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